History Trivia / Dragonheart

* IronWoobie: The dragon race as whole, they swore to protect and guide mankind and yet they would end up being persecuted, hunted and driven to near-extinction by then humans they had sworn to protect, despite this they kept to their oath, down to the last dragon.

* IronWoobie: The dragon race as whole, they swore to protect and guide mankind and yet they would end up being persecuted, hunted and driven to near-extinction, despite this they kept to their oath, down to the last dragon.

* IronWoobie: The dragon race as whole, they swore to protect and guide mankind and yet they would end up being persecuted and hunted and before being driven to near-extinction, despite this they kept to their oath, down to the last dragon.

* IronWoobie: The dragon race as whole can be seen as this, they swore to protect and guide mankind and yet they would end up being persecuted and hunted and before being driven to near-extinction, despite this they kept to their oath, down to the last dragon.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Early medieval England is actually UsefulNotes/{{Slovakia}}.

* DawsonCasting: In the second film. Lian's age isn't ever said, but she appears to be a teenager (the other main characters, Geoff and Mansel, are meant to be about 16), and she is referred to as a "girl" instead of a woman. Whatever her age, it's certainly younger than actress Rona Figueroa's 28 at the time of filming.
* DirectToVideo: The first film is the only one the franchise to get a theatrical release, all sequels/prequels have been direct to video.
* FakeBrit: Creator/DennisQuaid and Creator/DinaMeyer, who play Bowen and Kara respectively in the first film, are Americans.
** In the Sequel, American actors Christopher Masterson plays Geoffrey and Robby Benson provides the voice for Drake.
* FollowTheLeader: Was a part of a wave of Middle Ages themed adventure films that followed up the success of ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'', thought it has a more overt fantastical nature to it.
* FullCirclePortraying: Creator/PatrickStewart originally provided the voice for Draco in the test footage for the first film, and returned to voice Drago in the second prequel.

* TheOtherDarrin: Drago is played by Creator/BenKingsley in the third film and by Creator/PatrickStewart in the fourth.
* SequelGap: The third movie is released ''15 years'' after the second one.
* ThrowItIn: In the scene in which Bowen, Kara, and Gilbert flee from a mob of armed villagers before they go to Avalon, if you look closely, Creator/PetePostlethwaite is seen accidentally putting his hand on Creator/DinaMeyer's clothed left breast. Although it was accidental, it was kept in the movie.

** According to the movie's original screenplay, which was later adapted into a novelization, the film was written to be a serious, transcendent drama and epic fantasy with compelling imagery and characters, and moments of levity sprinkled throughout. Creator/LiamNeeson would have been Bowen and the effects for Draco would have been done by Creator/JimHenson.
** Creator/RobinWilliams was offered the role of Bowen, but he was more interested in voicing Draco. Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/GabrielByrne, Creator/TimothyDalton, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/TomHanks, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, and Creator/PatrickSwayze were also considered for Bowen.

** Creator/RichardEGrant was considered for the role of Einon.

** Creator/RichardDonner was interested in directing and spent six months on pre-production before moving on to other projects. Creator/KennethBranagh was also involved for a while as director in the early stages of production.

* CoveredUp: A re-release of ''Throne of the Alliance'' has a cover of Grave Digger's "Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching)".
* NoExportForYou: Their albums are only released within the Baltic States.

** The brazilian dub has Miguel Falabella as Draco.

** In the Sequel American actors Christopher Masterson plays Geoffrey and Robby Benson provides the voice of Drake.

** In the Sequel American actor Robby Benson provides the voice of Drake.

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* DirectToVideo: The first Dragonheart is the only film the franchise to get a theatrical release, all sequels/prequels have been direct to video.

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** In France, that same character was dubbed by Philippe Noiret.

* ActorAllusion: Likely by accident rather than intentionally but both Creator/BenKingsley who voiced the younger Drago and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter who voiced Siveth co-starred in the 1996 Romantic Comedy ''[[{{Theatre/TwelfthNight}} Twelfth Night or What You Will]]'' based on the Creator/WilliamShakespeare play.

* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Dragonheart: A New Beginning is the only movie in the Dragonheart film series to have an American actor play the dragon character with Robby Benson providing the voice of Drake. All other dragons in the franchise have been voiced by British actors including Creator/SeanConnery as Draco, Harry Van Gorkum as Griffin, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/PatrickStewart as Drago and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter as Siveth.

* FakeBrit: Creator/DennisQuaid and Creator/DinaMeyer, who play Bowen and Kara respectively in the first film, are Americans. In the Sequel American actor Robby Benson provides the voice of Drake.

* DistaffCounterpart: Siveth is the first named and voiced female dragon in the Dragonheart film series.

* ActorAllusion: Liekly by accident rather than intentionally but both Creator/BenKingsley who voiced the younger Drago and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter who voiced Siveth co-starred in the 1996 Romantic Comedy ''[[{{Theatre/TwelfthNight}} Twelfth Night or What You Will]]'' based on the Creator/WilliamShakespeare play.

* FakeBrit: Creator/DennisQuaid and Creator/DinaMeyer, who play Bowen and Kara respectively in the first film, are Americans.
** In the Sequel Dragonheart: A New Beginning American actor Robby Benson provides the voice of Drake.

* ActorAllusion: Probably by accident rather than intentionally but both Creator/BenKingsley who voiced Drago and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter who voiced Siveth co-starred in the 1996 Romantic Comedy ''[[{{Theatre/TwelfthNight}} Twelfth Night or What You Will]]'' based on the Creator/WilliamShakespeare play.

* ActorAllusion: Probably by accident rather than intentionally but both Creator/BenKingsley who voiced Drago and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter who voiced Siveth co-starred in the 1996 Romantic Comedy ''’Theatre/TwelfthNight or What You Will’'' based on the Creator/WilliamShakespeare play.

* ActorAllusion: Probably by accident rather than intentionally but both Creator/BenKingsley who voiced Drago and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter who voiced Siveth co-starred in the 1996 Romantic Comedy ''Twelfth Night or What You Will'' based on the Creator/WilliamShakespeare play.

* ActorAllusion: Probably by accident rather than intentionally but both Creator/BenKingsley who voiced Drago and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter who voiced Siveth were both in the 1996 Romantic Comedy ''Twelfth Night or What You Will'' based on the Creator/WilliamShakespeare play.